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Houston Mayor Whitmire’s GOP Outreach Sparks Democrat Party Revolt
Mayors of large cities often forge partnerships across party lines, especially on local issues like public safety, infrastructure, and disaster recovery.
Houston City Council Adopts New Rules for Short-Term Rentals
A new ordinance sets registration, safety, and tax requirements for short-term rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO properties.
Mesquite ISD’s $600 Million Bond Would Cost $1.1 Billion With Interest
School district property taxpayers are already on the hook for $979 million in bond debt principal and interest.
Harris County Appoints Interim County Administrator
Jesse Dickerman will replace Diana Ramirez, who is retiring at the end of the month.
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Betsy Price Running for Tarrant County Judge
Claiming she has a conservative record, outgoing Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is running to replace retiring Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. While she didn't defund the police, taxes have gone up, the city has been identified as a financial "sinkhole," and her...
Dickson: Sundown Becomes 31st City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion
On June 9, the city council of Sundown, Texas (population 1,397), located about 40 miles southwest of Lubbock and 15 miles southwest of Levelland, voted on an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. It passed on a vote of 4-1 and solidified...
COVID Mandate Stories: ‘We Went Broke’
One Houston-area business owner shares how his business struggled, and later died, thanks to government shutdown orders and restrictions. Even so, state officials allowed other businesses to survive and thrive, and he wants to know why. “It was one year ago today at 8...
Grapevine High School Yearbook Features Photo Depicting Trump as Hitler
Parents in Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District are concerned about an image featured in last year's yearbook and say the district’s top bureaucrat failed to respond to their complaints. As photos of the Grapevine High School yearbook, titled...
Where Have Austin Officials Been Spending Hundreds of Millions of Dollars?
AUSTIN — Amid a contentious public safety disaster in Texas’ capital, a growing chorus of citizens are calling for city officials to reveal what they’ve done with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for the homelessness crisis. “It’s time they show where they’ve...
Tarrant County Judge Won’t Seek Re-Election
With a long-running county judge announcing his last term, and more county officials reportedly joining him, Tarrant County citizens will have opportunities to decide what kind of county government they want after suffering government abuses in 2020. On June 8,...
Dickson: Levelland Becomes 30th City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion
On May 17, the city council of Levelland, Texas, voted unanimously to move forward with an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. During that meeting, news broke that the City of Lubbock had been sued by Planned Parenthood. Upon hearing the...
Amarillo Council to Consider Issuing $35M in Taxpayer-Funded Debt
Amarillo City Council members will consider taking the first step on Tuesday toward issuing certificates of obligation for a new city hall. On Tuesday, the Amarillo City Council will vote on an item that would publish a notice of intention to issue up to $35,000,000...
Former Hidalgo GOP Chair Wins McAllen Mayoral Race
Conservative activists in the Rio Grande Valley working toward big victories in 2022 have new reason to be optimistic. Javier Villalobos, a former chair of Hidalgo County GOP, won the mayoral runoff on June 5 with 51 percent of the vote. Though the race is...